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March 21 |
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Departure from Germany |
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March 22 |
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Orientation; Highveld Geology |
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Excursion begins at Johannesburg airport, vehicle rental section 9 a.m. |
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Drive to Witwandersrand Univ. (arr. there ca. 11:30); Briefing by Prof. Terry McCarthy: Economic situation; mining; geology; academic training |
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Lunch with Faculty and students mit Staff on campus; Abfahrt von dort ca. 14 Uhr |
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leave ~2 p.m.; drive to Badplaas |
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Overnight: Cradle of Life, Badplaas |
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March 23 |
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Geology of the Barberton Greenstone Belt: Focus on Onverwacht Group |
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Traverse of the Hooggenoeg Fm: Early Archean volcanic plateraus, ultramfic volcanic flows, oldest sedimentary rocks, traces of early life |
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Emplacement and deformation of plutons; deformation history |
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Overview of Escarpment Geology |
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Overnight: Cradle of Life, Badplaas |
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March 24 |
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Geology of the Barberton Greenstone Belt, mostly Moodies Group |
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Breakfast at CoL; transfer to Barberton (50 km); store luggage at Digger's Retreat |
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Hike Clutha Creek section: Moodies sedimentation styles |
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Sheba Siding: Strained and flattened basal conglomerate; BGB margin |
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Fig Tree Creek: Analysis of an Archean tidal sand wave |
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Evening presentation at Geol. Soc. Barberton |
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Overnight: Digger's Retreat near Barberton |
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March 25 |
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Visit to Kruger National Park |
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Very early morning departure, accompanied by Tony Ferrar |
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Ecology, geology and wildlife of Kruger National Park |
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Evening Seminar; Braai |
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Overnight: Digger's Retreat near Barberton |
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March 26 |
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Geology of the Barberton Greenstone Belt: Mostly Fig Tree Group |
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(store luggage in Barberton ?) |
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Morning: BIFs, barite, chert, ferruginous sediment of Fig Tree Group |
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near lunchtime: drive northweards with stops studying the Nelspruit Batholith, Escarpment geology, and possibly Archean stromatolites at Sudwala Caves (total driving time ~3 hrs.) |
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Overnight in Lydenburg |
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March 27 |
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Geology of the Bushveld Complex |
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(accompanied and co-led by C. Gauert) |
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Stratigraphic overview; chromite of the lower zone; Dwars's River layered anorthosite and magnetite; Jagdlust section harzburgite and anorthosite |
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Formation and mining of magnesite |
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Overnight in Lydenburg |
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March 28 |
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Geology of the Bushveld Complex |
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(accompanied and co-led by C. Gauert); programm TBD |
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Overnight in Lydenburg |
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March 29 |
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Cross section across the Kaapvaal Craton |
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Transfer to Vredefort (ca. 6 hrs.); roadside stop geology |
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Witbank Coal / Karroo (roadside); Rooiberg Felsites |
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Pass through Johannesburg metropolitan area (avoid rush hour 17:30-18:30) |
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Overnight in Vredefort |
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March 30 |
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Geology of the Vredefort Impact Structure |
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Crystalline basement |
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pre-, syn- and postimpact deformation of the Wits Supergroup |
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Impact structure collar in the sedimentary region: NE to SW-transect; metamorphism |
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Overnight in Vredefort |
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March 31 |
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Geology of the Vredefort Impact Structure |
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focus on outcrops of crastalline rocks |
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Fahrt nach Johannesburg; about 2 hrs to hotel |
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Ü in Johannesburg (Edenvale) |
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Apr-01 |
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Geology of the northern Johannesburg area |
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Morning (90 minutes drive): Tswaing Meteoritenkrater, southern crater margin, carbonatites |
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Afternoon: Visit to Cullinan Diamond Pipe (kimberlites) und Museum near Pretoria; Craig Smith |
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Ü in Johannesburg (Edenvale) |
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Apr-02 |
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Mining and history of the Johannesburg-Pretoria region |
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Morning: Cradle of Humankind - Sterkfontein Caves; alternatively: Visit to anthropological Origin Center at Witwatersrand University |
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Afternoon: Apartheid Museum and nearby Gold Reef City / Gold Mine: 800 m shaft; exposure of Crown Reef; active smelter |
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Ü in Johannesburg (Edenvale) |
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Apr-03 |
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Mining and history of the Johannesburg-Pretoria region |
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Visit to MINTEK-Laboratory (Randburg): Mineralogy / Metallurgy / Material Science: Diamond fingerprinting; exc. technical equipment; lunch there |
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Afternoon: at one' own disposition. Arts + Crafts shopping (Rosebank?) |
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Reurn vehicles in late afternoon |
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End of excursion |
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Evening: return flight to Germany or link-in activity |
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Apr-04 |
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Ankunft in D |
